Originally posted by: Pilsnerpete
Originally posted by: Eli
My dads '81 3/4ton Chevy PU has 230k on it... but the new engine only has ~20k. Slightly built 350. ~340hp.
The V6 that was in it when he bought it was toast.
slightly built@ ~340hp? Not a bad slight build!
Heh.. It's a pretty fun little(big?) truck. It can move.. or at least it feels like it's moving.
10.5CR, 4bbl, moderate cam.. that's all I really know. It really sucks down the gas, and requires premium.. that's the only thing that sucks about it. Whenever he pulls onto the freeway, he calls it "flushing the toilet".. lol. I think he gets maybe 13MPG highway.. any stop and go kills it though, probably like 5-8mpg city.
The 3 speed manual is dying though, so he doesen't push it much. It's leaking from every gasket and seal, he has to have it refilled every couple of months.
I think he wants to put a newer 5 speed in it when it dies. Would help with gas milage a bit.